‘should i stay or should i go?’ – the clash (1982) a panel analysis on the determinants of bilateral migration to the netherlands

This thesis looks at the determinants of bilateral migration to the Netherlands. Little research is done on this specific topic regarding the Netherlands. The research builds upon the famous Gravity equation. After the use of certain statistical analyses, this thesis finds that the Dutch GDP per capita, the population in the country of origin, a colonial history, a political conflict and the stock of migrants push and pull migrants to the Netherlands, while the distance, the unemployment in the Netherlands and stricter migration policies tend to reduce this inflow.